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Season 3 for Knightfall – what do you think?

Tony McMahon8 years ago4 years ago03 mins

Question marks over the future of the Templar series Knightfall but Tony McMahon hopes that History will renew it for season three

What was in the Knight Templar rule book?

Tony McMahon8 years ago3 years ago36 mins

Templar expert Tony McMahon reveals the Rule book of the Knights Templar and how it covered everything from eating to praying

Constantinople: The Heart of the Byzantine Empire

Tony McMahon8 years ago9 months ago15 mins

Constantinople was the capital of what we call the Byzantine Empire that ruled for a thousand years but was attacked in 1204 by crusaders

Sacred statues without hair and clothes

Tony McMahon9 years ago9 months ago13 mins

Pictured here is Jesus Christ with the bloodied wounds from his crown of thorns but the crown, his hair and robes have gone.

Knightfall – the Templar drama from History!

Tony McMahon9 years ago4 years ago01 mins

Knightfall was the Templar drama series from History taking you back to the battles and quests of the medieval era

Why Medieval Easter Meant More Than Today

Tony McMahon9 years ago9 months ago66 mins

Easter was massively important in the medieval world marking the death and resurrection of Jesus as well as the return of the sun – with all its pagan connotations as Tony McMahon discovers

The Rise of the Knights Templar: From Nine to Global Power

Tony McMahon10 years ago9 months ago15 mins

The first ten years of the Knights Templar is shrouded in mystery as Tony McMahon discovers

Knights Templar – were they secret Cathars?

Tony McMahon10 years ago9 months ago86 mins

The Knights Templar were suspected of being in league with the Cathar heresy which had been very strong in France but was this just a smear? Tony McMahon investigates.